New Jersey rockers Titus Andronicus are back with their seventh studio album. The Will to Live arrives September 30 via Merge Records.
Aided by Canadian producer Howard Bilerman, The Will to Live chases the mythical idea of the "Ultimate Rock." This concept is also explored in lead single "(I'm) Screwed," out today. Its accompanying Ray Concepcion-directed music video shows the band playing on the back of a flatbed truck at an Independence Day parade in their hometown, Glen Rock, NJ.
"In '(I'm) Screwed,' we are introduced to the narrator of The Will to Live at the moment he realizes the walls are closing in," Titus Andronicus frontman Patrick Stickles said in a release. "Be it real or imagined, he feels the pressure building on all sides, a feeling to which many of us can relate, I imagine. His faith and fortitude are tested like never before, and the narrative of the album will reveal whether that pressure crushes him or produces a diamond."
He continued: "It may strike some as ironic we had to go to Canada to record our equivalent to Born in the USA, but the pursuit of Ultimate Rock knows no borders."
In support of the new record, Titus Andronicus are embarking on a North American tour this fall, hitting up Toronto, Ottawa, and Montreal in October along the way. Tickets go on sale Friday, July 22, here.
Watch the video for "(I'm) Screwed" below, where you'll also find the album's tracklisting and Titus Andronicus's upcoming tour dates.
The Will to Live:
1. My Mother Is Going to Kill Me
2. (I'm) Screwed
3. I Can Not Be Satisfied
4. Bridge and Tunnel
5. Grey Goo
6. Dead Meat
7. An Anomaly
8. Give Me Grief
9. Baby Crazy
10. All Through the Night
11. We're Coming Back
12. 69 Stones
Titus Andronicus 2022 Tour Dates:
09/24 Atlantic City, NJ - Frantic City Festival
09/30 Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle
10/01 Columbia, SC - Jam Room Festival
10/03 Atlanta, GA - The Earl
10/04 Nashville, TN - DRKMTTR
10/05 Oxford, MS - Proud Larry's
10/06 New Orleans, LA - One Eyed Jack's
10/07 San Antonio, TX - Paper Tiger
10/08 Austin, TX - Far Out
10/09 Dallas, TX - Deep Ellum Art Co
10/10 Tulsa, OK - The Vanguard
10/12 Fayetteville, AR - George's Majestic Lounge
10/13 St. Louis, MO - Blueberry Hill
10/14 Louisville, KY - Zanzabar
10/15 Cleveland, OH - Mahall's
10/16 Toronto, ON - Lee's Palace
10/17 Ottawa, ON - Club SAW
10/18 Montreal, QC - L'Esco
10/21 Woodstock, NY - Colony
10/22 Holyoke, MA - Race Street Live
10/23 Pawtucket, RI - The Met
10/25 Portland, ME - Space
10/26 Portsmouth, NH - 3S Artspace
10/27 Boston, MA - Crystal Ballroom
Aided by Canadian producer Howard Bilerman, The Will to Live chases the mythical idea of the "Ultimate Rock." This concept is also explored in lead single "(I'm) Screwed," out today. Its accompanying Ray Concepcion-directed music video shows the band playing on the back of a flatbed truck at an Independence Day parade in their hometown, Glen Rock, NJ.
"In '(I'm) Screwed,' we are introduced to the narrator of The Will to Live at the moment he realizes the walls are closing in," Titus Andronicus frontman Patrick Stickles said in a release. "Be it real or imagined, he feels the pressure building on all sides, a feeling to which many of us can relate, I imagine. His faith and fortitude are tested like never before, and the narrative of the album will reveal whether that pressure crushes him or produces a diamond."
He continued: "It may strike some as ironic we had to go to Canada to record our equivalent to Born in the USA, but the pursuit of Ultimate Rock knows no borders."
In support of the new record, Titus Andronicus are embarking on a North American tour this fall, hitting up Toronto, Ottawa, and Montreal in October along the way. Tickets go on sale Friday, July 22, here.
Watch the video for "(I'm) Screwed" below, where you'll also find the album's tracklisting and Titus Andronicus's upcoming tour dates.
The Will to Live:
1. My Mother Is Going to Kill Me
2. (I'm) Screwed
3. I Can Not Be Satisfied
4. Bridge and Tunnel
5. Grey Goo
6. Dead Meat
7. An Anomaly
8. Give Me Grief
9. Baby Crazy
10. All Through the Night
11. We're Coming Back
12. 69 Stones
Titus Andronicus 2022 Tour Dates:
09/24 Atlantic City, NJ - Frantic City Festival
09/30 Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle
10/01 Columbia, SC - Jam Room Festival
10/03 Atlanta, GA - The Earl
10/04 Nashville, TN - DRKMTTR
10/05 Oxford, MS - Proud Larry's
10/06 New Orleans, LA - One Eyed Jack's
10/07 San Antonio, TX - Paper Tiger
10/08 Austin, TX - Far Out
10/09 Dallas, TX - Deep Ellum Art Co
10/10 Tulsa, OK - The Vanguard
10/12 Fayetteville, AR - George's Majestic Lounge
10/13 St. Louis, MO - Blueberry Hill
10/14 Louisville, KY - Zanzabar
10/15 Cleveland, OH - Mahall's
10/16 Toronto, ON - Lee's Palace
10/17 Ottawa, ON - Club SAW
10/18 Montreal, QC - L'Esco
10/21 Woodstock, NY - Colony
10/22 Holyoke, MA - Race Street Live
10/23 Pawtucket, RI - The Met
10/25 Portland, ME - Space
10/26 Portsmouth, NH - 3S Artspace
10/27 Boston, MA - Crystal Ballroom
